Chinese Ethnic Groups：鄂伦春族（èlúnchūn zú ）The Oroqen ethnic minority
Most of the Oroqens live in the 55,000-square-kilometer Oroqen Autonomous Banner in the Greater Hinggan Mountains. Others have their home in several localities in Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang Province. Situated in Inner Mongolia’s Hulunbuir League, the Oroqen Autonomous Banner…
Chinese Ethnic Groups：黎族（Lí zú ）The Li ethnic minority
The Lis had no written script. Their spoken language belongs to the Chinese-Tibetan language family. But many of them now speak the Chinese language. A new romanized script was…
Chinese Ethnic Groups：景颇族（Jǐngpō zú）The Jingpo ethnic minority
Beginning from the 16th century, large numbers of Jingpo people moved to the Dehong area. Under the influence of the Hans and Dais, who had advanced production skills and…
Chinese Ethnic Groups：仡佬族（Yìlǎo zú ）The Gelo ethnic minority
In the mountain areas, the Gelos eat mostly maize, while in the flatlands, they eat wheat, rice, millet and sorghum. All the Gelos — like many other Chinese —…
Chinese Ethnic Groups：独龙族（Dúlóng zú ）The Drung ethnic minority
The area has abundant rainfall due to the influence of monsoon winds from the Indian Ocean; the annual precipitation is 2,500 mm. Virgin forests cover the mountain slopes, and…
